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Radiation Health Physics Graduate Program

The School of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) offers three graduate degrees in radiation health physics: master of science, master of health physics, and doctor of philosophy. Our master's programs are also offered as an online option through Oregon State Ecampus. Graduate students work with world renowned faculty and have access to a breadth of unique research facilities and laboratories.

You can put your innovative stamp on real world research projects such as radiation detector design and medical isotope production with partners like Idaho National Laboratory and the Department of Energy. Please refer to our research areas.

Three letters of reference (current NSE students are exempt from this requirement )

University-level academic references are preferred

GRE standard test scores from within the last 5 years

An official transcript from every institution attended

Admission decisions are based on many factors, such as the quality of the applicant’s prior academic degree and record of accomplishment, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation from professors or others familiar with the applicant’s academic work, performance in aptitude and achievement tests, relevant work experience, preparation in the proposed field of study, and the suitability of the applicant’s academic goals with the faculty’s research interests.

Particularly at the graduate level, a critical consideration in the decision is whether your academic objectives can be satisfactorily fulfilled by the graduate programs at Oregon State. Admission to Oregon State is competitive and meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. Following approval of the School, the Office of Admissions will determine whether the general university admission requirements have been met.

Each applicant is judged on their entire application and a decision is made on the strength of each application in relation to the pool of applicants in any given year. Meeting the minimum application requirements does not guarantee admission.

International applicants to our Ecampus health physics program be advised that you will be required to visit the Corvallis campus at least once, possibly twice (for a week-long course and for your final oral examination), prior to attaining your degree. It is your responsibility to obtain a visa to come to Corvallis during that time.

Application Dates

Admissions Fall 2019

Applications open September 2018

Priority Funding (consideration for GTA/GRA positions, Ecampus students are not eligible for GTA/GRA positions): February 1, 2019

*This data is current as of September, 2017. Admission decisions are based on consideration of the entire application and the pool changes from year to year. These numbers are representative of only a portion of the F 2017 application materials and are meant to serve as a reference to future applicants not an admissions standard.

Assistantships and Fellowships

NSE offers a limited number of graduate teaching assistantships (GTA) and graduate research assistantships (GRA). There is no separate application process. Students whose applications are complete by the priority funding deadline are automatically considered for available GTA/GRA positions.

Graduate teaching assistants and research assistants are appointed on a term-by-term basis. They receive tuition remission, a monthly stipend starting at $1,700*, and a $430* per term lump sum for fees.

Fellowships are also available to incoming graduate students. Stipends range from $1,160* to $2,200* per month for the nine-month academic year. There are typically four to six fellowships awarded per academic year. There is no separate application process for fellowships, qualified graduate applicants to the department are automatically considered for available fellowships.

*Award offers and amounts are subject to change at the discretion of department administrators.